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Council introduces ordinance language to clarify where election notices are published
Summary
Council members moved to introduce a clarification to election posting rules to specify publication in the Bogalusa Daily News and on the city's website; members emphasized the clarification was not intended to amend the charter and agreed to verify state posting requirements.
Bogalusa City Council members introduced language intended to clarify how the city publishes election notices, including special-call elections, and discussed the required publication venues.
During the meeting, council members discussed Article 6, Section 5 and proposed adding explicit language that announcements for elections be published in the Bogalusa Daily News (the city’s official journal for notices) and on the city’s website. Members emphasized the measure would clarify existing practice rather than change the charter; one member asked staff to verify statutory posting requirements with the senator’s office and the attorney general’s guidance.
A motion and second were recorded to move the draft ordinance forward for introduction; the transcript does not include a formal roll-call vote on final adoption. Public commenters raised questions about newspaper deadlines and whether electronic posting in addition to hard-copy publication meets state rules for special elections. Council staff said they would include clarifying language and circulate any AG/auditor communications with the packet before the ordinance returns for final action.
The council did not adopt the ordinance at this meeting; the item will return to a future agenda with clarified language and supporting documents.
